Paul Shackerley

Paul Shackerley (born 16 August 1956) is an Anglican priest of the Church in Wales and is the current Dean of Brecon.[1]

The Very Reverend Paul Shackerley
Shackerley as Dean of Brecon, September 2014
Title	Dean of Brecon
Personal
Born	16 August 1956 Tredegar (South Wales)
Religion	Anglican
Nationality	Welsh
Alma mater	Chichester Theological College King's College London The University of Sheffield
Profession	Priest
Senior posting
Predecessor	Geoffrey Marshall
Ordination	1993 (deacon); 1994 (priest)
Profession	Priest
Previous post	Vicar of Doncaster Minster
Website	breconcathedral.org.uk

Education

Shackerley studied for ordination at Chichester Theological College from 1991 to 1993, gaining a Diploma in Theology and Ministry. In 1996 he had gained a Master of Arts degree in Theology from King's College London. In 2007 he had completed his PhD awarded by the University of Sheffield on the role of theology and the Church of England in urban contexts, entitled "The Church in the City: Partnership and Hospitality".[2]

Church Army

Following service in the Royal Army Medical Corps,[3] Shackerley was commissioned as a Church Army officer[4] in 1983 and served as a parish evangelist for St Martin’s Parish Church, Birmingham (1983–1986), then St Andrew’s Parish Church, Kingsbury, London (1986–1991), before he began training for ordination to the priesthood in the Church of England.

Ordained Ministry

Shackerley was ordained at St Paul’s Cathedral and served his title parish as the curate of All Souls’ Harlesden, London, from 1993 to 1996 and then became vicar of All Saints with St Michael’s Parish Church, Chelmsford, from 1996 to 2002. From 2002 he was a canon residentiary and the vice-dean of Sheffield Cathedral and chair of the Cathedral Archer Project. From 2010 to 2014 he was the vicar of Doncaster Minster before taking up the post of Dean of Brecon in September 2014.[5]

Styles

• Paul Shackerley Esq (1956–1983)
• Captain Paul Shackerley (1983–1991)
• The Revd Father Paul Shackerley (1993–2002)
• The Revd Canon Paul Shackerley (2002–2007)
• The Revd Canon Dr Paul Shackerley (2007–2014)
• The Very Revd Dr Paul Shackerley (2014–present)

References

1. The Church in Wales
2. P. Shackerley, "The Church in the City: Partnership and Hospitality", (Sheffield: University of Sheffield Department of Biblical Studies, 2007) p. 2.
3. World News.com
4. BBC News Wales
5. The Diocese of Sheffield Archived 2014-07-26 at the Wayback Machine